predate

Speech parts

1. predate - Noun

2. predate - Verb

Meaning

To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or letter.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

prey antedate foredate raven precede forgo forego antecede backdate herald head lead date guide introduce
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Antonyms

postdate follow enter attend adopt succeed
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Hypernyms

lie forage chronologize chronologise

Anagrams

readept tapered redtape

Examples

Truly great actors carry their characters in silence with them. They communicate without words the relationships that predate the movie. Sam Mendes

Feathers predate birds. Robert T. Bakker

I, too, believe there are natural rights that predate any written political or legal documents; we have these rights merely because we're children of God. Joe Biden

The unchanging principles of life predate modern times. Jimmy Carter

I think I'm the oldest new Bob Dylan around. I predate Bruce Springsteen, Steve Forbat and John Prine. I was probably the first of the new Bob Dylans. Loudon Wainwright III

Stone tools precede bronze tools Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

predance predarkened predarkness predation predatism predative